AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
07/16/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS AT CHICAGO GANGSTERS
GAME ID: 1209 - TUESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Captains (36-65) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Chicago Gangsters (43-58) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Gangsters Dismiss Captains, 4-3
Chicago beat Tampa Bay on the strength of starting pitcher Arnold Novak's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Keith Kramer earned the save, his 12th. Chicago has now won 4 straight.

Kevin Crouch had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for Chicago. With a runner on 3rd and the Gangsters leading 3-2, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Crouch told a Chicago Gazette reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Rucker 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .266 0 4
B. LaFollett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 1 25
   a-B. Rayburn PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 3
   b-S. Post SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 8 44
C. Owens LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 24 73
P. Watson RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .229 13 40
A. Jackson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 5 15
D. Domina 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .270 10 35
R. Hawke 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .243 13 39
J. McCarthy CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 5 18
G. McManus C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 7 37
Totals 34 3 8 3 0 10 7      
a - B. Rayburn pinch hit for B. LaFollett in the 8th
b - S. Post substituted for B. Rayburn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Watson (22, 1st Inning off A. Novak, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hawke (13, 4th Inning off A. Novak, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Rucker , C. Owens , P. Watson 2 , D. Domina 2 , R. Hawke 4 , J. McCarthy , G. McManus
2-out RBI: N. Rucker , P. Watson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. LaFollett , P. Watson , A. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: B. Rayburn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Domina (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. LaFollett (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bear CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .315 16 51
G. Helms LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .220 7 30
B. Titus RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .243 8 41
   a-J. Wachter RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 3 9
N. Pratt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 10 45
R. Griffitt DH 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .235 1 8
   b-H. Alvarez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 5 22
J. Hassell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .326 1 23
K. Crouch C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .279 14 48
J. Fritz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 1 3
R. Riggs 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .164 7 12
Totals 32 4 9 4 2 7 19      
a - J. Wachter substituted for B. Titus in the 8th
b - H. Alvarez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hassell (14, 2nd Inning off R. Rorie, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Griffitt (4, 3rd Inning off R. Rorie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bear 2 , G. Helms , R. Griffitt 3 , J. Hassell 2 , K. Crouch 2 , R. Riggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Titus , N. Pratt
Sac Fly: G. Helms
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bear (4)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rorie L (7-10) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4 0 107 4.57   
T. Tygart 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 33 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rorie 41
Batters Faced: R. Rorie 28, T. Tygart 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rorie 8-5, T. Tygart 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rorie 107-70, T. Tygart 33-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Tygart 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Novak W (3-5) 7.1 7 3 3 0 10 1 111 6.40   
A. Bennett H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.24   
K. Kramer SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Novak 62
Batters Faced: A. Novak 29, A. Bennett 2, K. Kramer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Novak 6-5, A. Bennett 2-0, K. Kramer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Novak 111-76, A. Bennett 7-6, K. Kramer 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bennett 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Novak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arnold Novak
Ballpark: The Hideout
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 15035
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